The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-24

Special to New York Sun.
The feeling of alarm is not confined to the
authorities. 1t has spread throughout the city,
and especially is it manifested in the neighbor-
hood of the county jail. This building is not
near the business center of the city, bur is
located on the North Side, two blocks away from
the river. and running along the east side of
the edifce is Dearborn avenue. street which,
only few streets to the north of
the gloomy structure where the fated
seven are incarcerated. develops into one
of the most fashionable boulevards of
Chicago, lined on either side with
costly residences. In the immediate vicinity of
the Jail are long rows of boarding houses The
location has been considered good, being
hardly quarter of mile from the great whole
sale and retail districts, that landlords
have had not the slightest trouble in
finding tenants, but in the last two
months, since the Illinois Supreme Court
trial, marvellous change has been going on.
House after house has been vacated, and the
landlords are vainly seeking in the justice courts
to enforce their broken leases. In three in
stances. at least, the tenants boldly declared
that they felt that heir lives and those of the
members of their family would be seriously
dangered by residing in close proximity TO the
jail One nervous man declared it to be his be-
lief. from what he had in walking the
streets toward his home late at night. that there
a well-defned plot to blow up the Jail with
dynamite. Others feared that despite the
vigilance of the authorities, a mob would gather
on Nov. IL and seek to rescue the seven Anarch-
lists. or at least precpitate one of the bloodiest
riots of modern times. Therefore it is that the
sign For Rent" can be seen on the doors and
windows of awelllng-houses for blocks around
the jail.
been made by the sheriff and chief of police to
provide against any such calamity as is feared,
but the apprehension of the public is al
laved. Day and night policemen patrol the
I'D jaCeQC the lail. inside The buildiQQ
squad of deputy sheriffs have been divided in
three watches of eight hours each. and the COM
ing and going of every visitor is closely guarded.
The First and Second regiments of the Nation
al Guard will be held under arms at their arm
cries on the day set for the hanging, and it is
said that Governor Oglesby has been asked to
order these citizen soldiery to be in readiness
several days in advance CT the time Captain
Setback, who did so much to trace out the con-
spiracy Of murder and pine of which the An
archists were convicted, expresses confidence in
the ability of the authorities tide over the
hanging without trouble, but others who are in
position TO know say that Captain Setback
sumes a conf idence he is far from feeling and that
he feels that his own life s daily in peril. Wher-
ever he goes he ia Swallowed by detectives. Even
when he walks the streets in the crowded bust
section in broad daylight he is not lost
sight of by his guardians for moment,
strong is the fear that assassin may be lurk-
ing in wait for him Judge Gary goes calmly
to and from his judicial labors, evidently with
out fear, and the same be said of States
Attorney Grinneli. but it is fact, nevertheless,
that at the earnest solicitation of their personal
friends detectives also watching them. al
though Judge or " strongly protested against
any safeguards D. ing thrown around him. and
Mr.. Grianell laughed at the report that he was
being cared for we'll. Business men also
share the apprehension. There is the most
trustworthy information that in the wholesale
district arms and ammunition have been pro-
vided in a number of cases. and preparations
made to parricade the buildings short notice.
Altogether the outlook for Nov IL is not a cheer
full one for the residents of Chicago.
Inspector John Bonfeld. of the police force is
also hated by the friends of the condemned An
archists. and precautions have been taken to
protect his life. The Anarchists say that Bon
field is largely to blame for the massacre in the
Haymarket and that he. IL anybody, should be
hanged for what took place that fatal night
They say he was ordered by both Mayor Harri-
aud Chief of Police Ebersold to send his men
home. and that both OF his superiors then left
the Desplalnes street station; that then Bonfeld,
to keep himself before the public and gain a
reputation, ordered ont his men and proceeded
to dispense what little there was left of the